Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

The career journey and market education of Sam Ro, who runs TKer -- a newsletter that carries the torch for long-term investing.

The Media Mix's Claire Atkinson on fear and loathing in a diminished Hollywood -- in the wake of Paramount's massive, debt-laden acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Plus, mogul Rupert Murdoch at 95.

Showrunner, producer and all-around news polymath Nayeema Raza on her hit pod "Smart Girl Dumb Questions." We discussed finding her voice; journalism and foreign affairs during Trump II; and the inspiration she draws from her late father's curiosity and generosity.

"Professor of Rock " Adam Reader on bringing his collective vinyl, eight-track, cassette, MTV, CD and mp3 memory into the heyday of YouTube.

LA-based playwright, actress and comedian Tara Grammy on using her social media clout to help the people of her native Iran.

Veteran Miami newsman Eliott Rodriguez, the son of Cuban immigrants, on South Florida's affordability crisis; Cuba near collapse; MAGA's enduring appeal among exiles; and readying a run for Miami's contested 27th U.S. Congressional district.

In case you missed it: highlights from recent episodes, including Business Insider's Peter Kafka on the dismantling of the Washington Post; bestselling novelist Don Winslow on his political activism; and improv star Annie Sertich on the intersection of comedy and trauma.

Business Insider's Peter Kafka on the gutting of the Washington Post, Rupert Murdoch at 95, CNN amid -- yet again -- M&A musical chairs; the breathlessness over A.I. and much more.

Actress, improv-sario and all-around empath Annie Sertich -- The Groundlings; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Silicon Valley; Grey's Anatomy -- on the intersection of trauma and comedy. Her hit one-act play is "How To Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days...and the Next 330." And you might, might just recognize her viral social-media persona.

Bestselling crime novelist Don Winslow on his winding career journey -- he once had to pawn his binoculars to afford spaghetti -- and turning away from a quiet retirement to take on Trump 2.0.

Former mafia capo Michael Franzese; politics commentator Molly Jong-Fast; recovering 'tiger daughter' Lisa Sun; author Bill Janovitz on his book The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told

Author. Podcaster. Columnist. TV news regular. Molly Jong-Fast on the state of politics and public discourse during Trump 2.0 -- and the candor and pain she channeled into her bestselling book How to Lose Your Mother.

Lisa Sun, McKinsey consultant turned fashionista, speaker and mentor, on her ascent from manning the cash register at her immigrant parents' all-you-can-eat restaurant -- as a second grader. Her book is Gravitas: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence.

Michael Franzese, former captain in the Colombo family, on his more than five-decade journey into and out of organized crime -- a career choice that most often ends in life in prison and/or an early funeral. Franzese, 74, is now a wine mogul, author and speaker.

Legacy news exile. Digital media insurgent. All-around enfant terrible and friend of the show. Mosheh Oinounou of Mo News on the battle for Warner Bros; the midterm reckoning for Trump II; incoming NYC Mayor Mamdani; and the enormous challenge of rebuilding Gaza.

Jesse Crosson on finding hope, purpose and himself after 19 years of incarceration. His book is The Best Part of Prison: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness

Texas grandpa Kent Burris -- you know him as @ dinewithkent on TikTok and Instagram -- on hitting it big globally with his earnest restaurant visits. A highway construction exec by day, Burris moonlights as a champion of small biz ...blasting his smartphone posts on Ethiopian, Persian, Cameroonian, (every) cuisine from his travel trailer.

Chef Patrick O'Connell of the renowned Inn at Little Washington on turning a run-down stretch of rural Virginia into a three-star Michelin destination. Recorded for an audience at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

DJ Eric Rhodes discusses hitting it big on social media -- from Idaho. The mashup artist (Tone Loc + New Order?!) now travels the globe to spin, and gets pitched by brands and ad agencies.

Bestselling author Bill Janovitz on his book, The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. Behind the MTV-heyday personas and chart-toppers: so much hurt and dysfunction -- from family disintegration to alcohol abuse and grown men too reluctant to open up to one another.